Chad
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Former president’s lawyers claim trial last year contained irregularities and question credibility of some witnesses
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Women raped under Chad dictator Hissène Habré, who has received a life sentence for mass atrocities, tell their stories for the first time
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Idriss Déby, who is accused of rigging elections in his own country, set to head delegation trying to resolve Gabon crisis
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Research predicts African children will account for 43% of global poverty by 2030, although absolute number of poor will fall
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In Chad, 4.3 million people are food insecure, and 176,000 children have severe acute malnutrition, after erratic rains led to ruined crops
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Campaigners fear former Chad dictator’s assets may prove insufficient to meet court compensation demand for victims of rape, torture and bereavement
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Armaments flow in from neighbouring countries as locals accuse regime of arming selected militias
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An underreported conflict has ripped apart the remote region with civilians targeted and millions needing food and other aid
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Editorial: The negotiations to bring Chad’s former dictator to court were complex and difficult, but the end result is a watershed for international human rights
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A year ago at his inauguration the president promised to eliminate the terror group, still classed as one of the world’s most deadly
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An African Union-backed court finds Hissène Habré guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity
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Hissein Habre: a Chadian Tragedy documentary, due to premiere at the event, sheds light on one of Africa’s least-known mass killings
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Leaders meeting at the Lake Chad basin summit must battle the region’s humanitarian and development needs to combat the insurgency
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Across central Africa, militias have turned the savannah into killing fields
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Across north-east Nigeria and neighbouring countries, 44 children were used in suicide attacks in 2015, three-quarters of them girls
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Leader who took office in 1990 coup expected to win fifth term despite facing unprecedented levels of dissent and protest
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Demonstrators were calling for justice for the schoolgirl, who was allegedly raped by five young men from the families of senior police officers
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The trial of Chad’s former president for war crimes, crimes against humanity and torture has reached its last stage before the judges consider their verdict
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The killings happened in three incidents across Nigeria and Chad: one in the northern Nigerian village of Dalori and two in Chad
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Suicide attacks have spread from Iraq and Afghanistan to Chad and Cameroon. It’s time for a coordinated international response to stop them
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Providing energy which is green, secure and affordable is a challenge for governments around the world. This interactive offers a snapshot of the highs and lows of ten countries in sustainability, reliability, affordability and accessibility
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Ministers claim fight against Islamists has been ‘largely won’, but locals say the town where 2,000 people were killed remains under constant threat
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Group of international lawyers calls for charges against former Chad president to be revised in light of testimony by women at his trial for war crimes and torture
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More than 2,000 schools are closed across Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad and Niger while hundreds of others have been attacked by the militant Islamist group
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With the UN appeal for 2016 being announced at $19.7bn, the largest ever, we look back through the last decade of appeal data
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Coordinated attacks on Koulfoua in lake region leaves dozens dead and scores injured, with Boko Haram suspected of being behind incidents
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